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   This dish is chicken and pasta, with a custom sauce, and it screams my name. Ingredients    4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts    Kosher salt and black pepper    1/2 cup of all purpose flour    4 tbs of butter    4 tbs of olive oil    1 cup of dry white wine or chicken broth    3/4 cup of chicken broth    Juice of 2 lemons    1/2 cup of heavy cream    1 tsp of chopped parsely    1 lb of angel hair pasta, cooked by package directions Directions    Flatten chicken breast and season with salt and pepper.    Dredge chicken through flour and shake off excess.    In a large skillet, heat 2 tbs of butter and 2 tbs of oil and fry 2 chicken breasts at a time.    Fry 3 to 4 minutes each side.    Repeat add butter and oil with next set of chicken and set done chicken aside.    Pour wine, chicken...

    Breakfast is not my strong suit, and I rarely eat eggs, so I wanted a recipe I thought could introduce eggs into my morning routine. Ingredients    Cooking spray    1 lb of breakfast sausage    1 medium onion, finely diced    15 large eggs    Dash of kosher salt    1/4 tsp of black pepper    1/4 tsp of chili powder    1 cup of cheddar cheese    1 medium bell pepper, finely diced Directions    Preheat over at 350 degrees and generously coat 18 muffin cups with cooking spray.    In a large skillet, crumble sausage over medium high heat until its about 3/4 brown.    Add the onion, and reduce heat to medium low.    Cook until sausage is fully brown, and set skillet aside to cool.    Crack the eggs into a large bowl and add salt, pepper and powder. Whisk together.    Add the cheese and pepper.    Add...

   One of my favorite reality shows follows a group who works at a restaurant, and on the show they always talk about how amazing the goat cheese balls are, so I wanted to have my own little recipe to make at home. Ingredients    2 cups of mini pretzels    2 large eggs    1/2 cup of all purpose flour    8 ounces of goat cheese    Olive oil for frying   Directions    Grind pretzels in a food processor.    Place pretzels, eggs and flour in separate bowls.    In the egg bowl, whisk together with 2 tbs of water.    Cut goat cheese into 8 different logs.    Grab one slice and dredge in the flour, shaking off excess.    Dip in egg wash and then coat in pretzels.    In a skillet, heat 1/2 inch of olive oil over medium heat.    Fry slices for 45 seconds a side, until golden brown. Only 4 at a time.    Remove and let them dr...

   Summer is around the corner, and I need more reasons to use my grill pan. Grain salads are a staple in my diet in the summer months, so this fit the bill. Ingredients     1 medium red onion, cut into 1/2 inch slices     1 small eggplant, unpeeled cut into 1 inch cubes     1 medium bell pepper, seeding and cut into 1 inch squares     1 medium zucchini, cut into half lengthwise, and across into 1/2 inch half moons     1/4 cup of olive oil     Kosher salt and pepper     2 cups of quinoa, cooked according to package     1 tbs of red wine vinegar     1 tbs of lemon juice     1 garlic clove, minced     1 tsp of red pepper flakes     1/4 cup of cilantro Directions     In a large bow, toss together onion, eggplant, pepper, zucchini and olive oil.     Heat  girl ban over medium heat. Cook vegetables one layer at a time, ge...

   This is a dish I hear about all the time, but never had. So after enough Food Network one night, I decided I just needed to give this dish a try. Ingredients     5 cups of water     1 tbs of extra virgin olive oil     1 fresh bay leaf     1 tbs of kosher salt     1 1/2 cups of coarse yellow cornmeal Directions      In a large saucepan, combine water, oil, bay leaf and salt.     Bring mixture to a simmer over medium heat.     Sift cornmeal into water, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon.     Once added, adjust heat to just a few lazy bubbles.     Constantly stir until the polenta is smooth and pulls away from the sides of the pan. Changes I Made!     I did half water and half milk to the mixtures.     After a few tries I also beat in Gorgonzola cheese into the mixture when it was done. This recipe is from Celebrate Like ...